Annual Prize Draw 2024
Help Barn Owls and win a fabulous prize! Our ever popular Annual Prize Draw tickets are now available on-line. Every pound you donate gives you a chance to win a great prize and helps our vital conservation work with Barn Owls. If you would like tickets, please go to the Donate page, choose how much you […]
Winter Work Party – LLP Conservation Days
Make a Difference! Get involved and help the LLP Reserve Officer with practical work. Winter work includes hedge laying, scrub clearance and fencing. 2024 Dates: March – Tuesday 12th & Thursday 14th May – Monday 13th & Wednesday 15th – Thistle Pulling June – Tuesday 11th & Thursday 13th – Thistle Pulling July – Wednesday […]
Spring Walk – 17th April 2024
Wednesday 17th April 2024 – 2:30pm Join us for a walk around our 26 acre nature reserve to see the haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn on the edge of Dartmoor. This unique nature reserve is not normally open to the public. Walks are led by […]
Dawn Chorus Bird Walk – 25th April 2024
Thursday 25th April 2024 – 5:30am Get up early and join our Conservation Officer for an opportunity to hear our feathered friends singing their hearts out and identify the birds by their different songs. This unique nature reserve is not normally open to the public. Walks are led by Barn Owl Trust staff. Please note […]
Wild Flower Walk – 8th May 2024
Wednesday 8th May 2024 – 2.30pm Join us for a walk around our 26 acre nature reserve to see the wild flowers…maybe even some early butterflies! See the haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn. This unique nature reserve is not normally open to the public. Walks […]
Wildlife Diary March 2024
Blackthorn was blossoming in the Pennsland Lane hedge on the 1st, a week after the Blackthorn in the Kiln Close hedge started. Mowing of the winter bird food crop continued and whilst driving the tractor, David saw a Shrew and two Field Voles, one taken by a Buzzard. On the 4th we had another LLP […]
Midsummer Walk – 20th June 2024
Thursday 20th June 2024 – 7.30pm Join us for a tranquil evening walk around our stunning 26 acre nature reserve. See the haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn. This unique nature reserve is not normally open to the public. Walks are led by Barn Owl Trust staff. […]
Butterfly Walk – 2nd July 2024
Tuesday 2nd July 2024 – 2.30pm Join us for a walk around our 26 acre nature reserve to see some beautiful butterflies alongside our wild flowers! Around this time last year, we were regularly seeing huge numbers of rare Marbled Whites! You may also spot the following species: Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Red Admiral, Large […]
Butterfly Walk – 10th July 2024
Wednesday 10th July – 2pm Join us for a walk around our 26 acre nature reserve to see some beautiful butterflies alongside our wild flowers! You may spot the following species: Marbled White, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Red Admiral, Large White, Small White, Green-Veined White, Common Blue, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma, Speckled Wood, […]
Summer Walk – 14th August 2024
Wednesday 14th August 2024 – 2.30pm Join us for a tranquil walk around our stunning 26 acre nature reserve. See the haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn. This unique nature reserve is not normally open to the public. Walks are led by Barn Owl Trust staff. Please […]